diff --git a/docs/reST/ref/surface.rst b/docs/reST/ref/surface.rst
index cae2093e1a..a48b6ab103 100644
--- a/docs/reST/ref/surface.rst
+++ b/docs/reST/ref/surface.rst
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
     .. attribute:: height
 
         | :sl:`Surface height in pixels (read-only)`
-        | :sg:`height->int`
+        | :sg:`height -> int`
 
         Read-only attribute. Same as :meth:`get_height()`
 
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@
     .. attribute:: size
 
         | :sl:`Surface size in pixels (read-only)`
-        | :sg:`height->tuple[int, int]`
+        | :sg:`height -> tuple[int, int]`
 
         Read-only attribute. Same as :meth:`get_size()`
 
diff --git a/src_c/doc/surface_doc.h b/src_c/doc/surface_doc.h
index e901ed70c7..5bed170cfc 100644
--- a/src_c/doc/surface_doc.h
+++ b/src_c/doc/surface_doc.h
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 #define DOC_SURFACE_PIXELSADDRESS "_pixels_address -> int\npixel buffer address"
 #define DOC_SURFACE_PREMULALPHA "premul_alpha() -> Surface\nreturns a copy of the surface with the RGB channels pre-multiplied by the alpha channel."
 #define DOC_SURFACE_WIDTH "width -> int\nSurface width in pixels (read-only)"
-#define DOC_SURFACE_HEIGHT "height->int\nSurface height in pixels (read-only)"
-#define DOC_SURFACE_SIZE "height->tuple[int, int]\nSurface size in pixels (read-only)"
+#define DOC_SURFACE_HEIGHT "height -> int\nSurface height in pixels (read-only)"
+#define DOC_SURFACE_SIZE "height -> tuple[int, int]\nSurface size in pixels (read-only)"